The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1887-09-06
MASS MEETING.
A Large Gathering of HRwaiiREs at
KaumskaPili Church, The In
dependent Platform Read.

The Independent candidates for repre-
representatives. held mass meeting in the
basement of Kaumakapih Church last
evening which was largely attended,
principally by Hawaiians. Among
those present were noticed His Excel
lency l. A Thurston, Marshal Kaulu-
kou, Messrs. w. r. Castle and Henry
Waterhouse. The Rev. J. Waiamau was
called to the chair Enoch Johnson was
appointed secretary and John Sheldon
interpreter. The four candidates were
seated on the platform.
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Poepoe first stepped for
ward and read their platform as follows
FrRsr-That there are many defects n
the present Constitution which should c
amended before its final ratification.
SECoND-That the independence of IL is
Kingdom as Constitutional Monarchy be
preserved.
THIRD-That the Government should be
conducted according to principles of W sc
economy and that taxation should be
equalized, so that the taxes may fall as
lightly as possible on the mass of The
people.
FoURTH-That the principal officers of
the Government be elected by the people
except the Ministers and Judges of Courts
of Record
FIrTH-That a foreigner in order to be
eligible to any office of emolument under
this Government, must forswear all allegi-
ance to his own country, and must take
the oath of allegiance to this Government,
SIxTH-That all further immigration of
foreign laborers to this country be sus-
pended until our national debt is paid.
SEvENTH-That internal improvements,
be encouraged so as to secure the most
permanent and beneficial results and tend
to ensure the prosperity of the nation.
Cries of Sullivan" from all quarters
of the building brought forward Mr.. P.
O'Sullivan amidst laundering applause.
He said he had been called an Oppo-
sitionist. His object in centering into
politics with the Opposition had not
been mercenary. applause Although
he was an Oppositionist, he strongly
favored good government. All the can
didates on the Opposition ticket were in
favor of good government. We all want
to have good government, but not one
sided, as the handle of jug. The one
sidedness of the Reform party was man
Tested by their appointing on the Board
of Electors men of their own party. Our
side is not represented. 1t is not so in
America. There every side is repre-
scented ait the ballot box. The class of
chanics-have been entirely left out.
The password, or rather the watchword,
Of that memorable event on the 30th of
June had been Reform )" but this had
dwindled down to four thousand dollars
[ Voeiferous eheers.l He thanked God
he was no Canadian tramp. [Cheers.l
Who have been the leaders of Hawaii
nei in the past? White men. Then let
the white men suffer for the misdoings
" hich they have wrought upon the
nation. He was strongly opposed to
Chinese immigration, because they are
not like Portuguese, who come here
with their families to settle and promote
the industries OF the Kingdom. Pro
longed cheers.l
The Chairman next called upon w. G..
Achi to speak. He said those who held
as Notaries Public had re-
signed in order to work for the welfare
Of the Kingdom and the best interests of
the people. Some of the candidates of
the Reform party were in favor of amend
in favor of amending it. He spoke at
some considerable length, disappearing
Of what had been said by speakers on
the other side with reference to their
platform.
J. Kanui said that he disapproved of
the new Constitution. The Reform plat
form was not included in the new Con-
at all Calls for Poepoe inter
rupted his speech, and he sat down.
JOS. NJ. Poepoe then appeared and
said: We are now cold; our old home
mas been removed. I do not come here
10 make personalities against my OPP
Donents, as they have done toward me,
but l have come to challenge their plat
orm. They did not wait till the next
session of the Legislature to amend the
new Constitution. They knew that they
would not be victorious at all if they
Naited, so they amended it ere that day
comes. This is their main object, not
because the moments were very precious
and that a new Constitution was abso-
utely necessary. He theu related the
able of the ''Fox and the Raven" The
speaker cautioned Hawaiians to beware
If those people who came before them
n the most fattering terms, mentioning
good about them in their
presence, but in reality they were only
oxes in Sleeps clothing.
The meeting then adjourned till next
Friday, at which time the remaining